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Ben Curtis stood down for the day after Catterick fall

Felix Leiter ridden by Ben Curtis wins the StanJames.com Stakes during Day One of the 2014 Welcome To Yorkshire Ebor Festival at York Racecourse, York. PRE
Image: Ben Curtis pictured in action at York

Ben Curtis escaped with bruising following a fall from Lilly Vega in the totepoolliveinfo.com Maiden Fillies' Stakes at Catterick.

The jockey was stood down for the rest of the day after taking a tumble from Karl Burke's juvenile filly over half a mile out in the seven-furlong contest.

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"Obviously he didn't ride again today. He's just bruised, but basically he's fine," said clerk of the course Fiona Needham.